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Executive Order No. 9-W (1944)

Done at the City of Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, this second day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-four, and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the ninth.

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Executive Order No. 5-W (1942)

For administrative purposes this Office shall be considered a section under the Office of the President of the Philippines and shall have the authority, with the approval of the corresponding head or chief, to obtain the assistance of officers and members of any Department, Bureau or Office of the Government which it may consider necessary for the proper performance of its duties.

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Executive Order No. 44 (1944)

the college education of thousands of Filipino young men and women which has been interrupted by the war should be resumed immediately in order to afford ample opportunity to those who were already far advanced in their studies when the war broke out to finish their courses;

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Executive Order No. 41 (1944)

1. All officers of the Government, whose appointments are by the Constitution vested in the President and who have not on this date been reappointed, shall continue in their respective positions until May 1, 1944, when they shall cease automatically to hold office, unless before said date their successors have been appointed and qualified or unless they are reappointed on or before said date. Officers who have been originally appointed by the President after January 1, 1944, shall be excepted fr

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Executive Order No. 402 (1942)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the authority vested in me under the Constitution and laws of the Philippines, do hereby authorize and empower Colonel Manuel Roxas, P.A., Secretary to the President and ranking member of the Cabinet, to act for and in behalf of the President of the Philippines in any and all matters within his jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the Philippines for the proper and continued administration of the affairs of government in the Philippines, and

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Executive Order No. 401 (1942)

By virtue of the authority vested in me under the Constitution and laws of the Philippines, the Court of First Instance of Iloilo is hereby conferred jurisdiction to try crimes committed in the province of Masbate.

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Executive Order No. 400 (1942)

Pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the Philippines, the City of Greater Manila is hereby created. Its territory shell include the present City of Manila, the Quezon City, and all the territory comprised in the municipalities of Caloocan, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, Pasay, and Para—aque.

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Executive Order No. 33 (1944)

That this reduction shall not be enforced in any municipality or city where the general revision of real property assessments undertaken in 1941 and subsequent years have already been made effective

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Executive Order No. 31 (1944)

In addition to the powers and duties of the Board on Uniform Salary System created by Executive Order No. 26 dated January 6, 1944, said Board shall hereafter assume and exercise the powers, duties and functions of the Salary Committee created under Executive Order No. 11, dated February 17, 1942, of the former Chairman of the Philippine Executive Commission.

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Executive Order No. 3-W (1942)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and by Commonwealth Act Number Six hundred as amended, do hereby declare that all University of the Philippines Fellows, now taking post-graduate studies in the United States, shall therefore be supervised according to Executive Order No. 1-W, and shall perform the duties and enjoy all the rights and privileges mentioned in these orders effective June 1, 1942.

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Executive Order No. 26 (1944)

"Any person, firm or corporation who shall sell any article included in the above schedule at prices in excess of the maximum selling prices herein fixed shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or a fine of not more than two hundred (P200) pesos or both."

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Executive Order No. 25 (1944)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, do hereby promulgate the following rules and regulations concerning currency, books and accounts and debt moratorium for all areas free from enemy occupation and control throughout the Philippines.

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Executive Order No. 24 (1944)

in view of the shortage of food, other articles of prime necessity, and services caused by the war, it is essential to the welfare of the people that the fixing of the maximum selling prices of such articles as promulgated on October 2, 1941, be continued with such modifications as circumstances may require;

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Executive Order No. 23 (1944)

the unification of our people, the overwhelming majority of whom have been steadfastly loyal, for the purposes of restoring the normal processes of our political and economic life and promptly establishing the Republic of the Philippines upon insdestructible foundations is a paramount national need in this hour of our liberation;

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Executive Order No. 22 (1944)

The rates of pay and allowances prescribed herein shall become effective for officers and enlisted men of any unit upon the date on which the unit is returned to or constituted under organized military control, and for any individual officer or enlisted man upon the date on which he reports to a unit under organized military control after having been called or

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Executive Order No. 21 (1944)

many civilians residing in the Philippines of Filipino, America and other foreign citizenships, and Officers and Enlisted Men of the Philippine Army, of the armed forces of the United States and of Allied nations, have continued armed resistance against the Imperial Japanese Government since the sixth of May, 1942;

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Executive Order No. 20-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and pursuant to the provisions of the Emergency Powers Law, do hereby prescribe and promulgate the following instructions for the conduct of public affairs of the Commonwealth Government in the United States during my absence from this country, any provisions of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding:

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Executive Order No. 2-W (1942)

President of the Philippines, do hereby declare that, upon qualification and acceptance by any officer of the Philippine Army of a commission tendered him by the President of the United States in the Army of the United States, the commission held by him in the Philippine Army shall forthwith be and become vacated.— Upon the termination of his commission in the Army of the United States and immediately following his honourable discharge therefrom he shall revert to his former status and rank in t

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Executive Order No. 19-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and pursuant to the provisions of the Emergency Powers Law, do hereby set aside the sum of Ten Million Pesos (P10,000,000) or so much thereof as may be necessary out of any funds— of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines not otherwise appropriated to be used as aid for the operation of the provincial, city and municipal civil government which may be reestablished upon the reoccupation of the Ph

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Executive Order No. 18-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, do hereby set aside the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary out of any funds of the Government of Commonwealth of the Philippines not otherwise appropriated, for the operation of said Government now temporarily established in Washington D.C., United States of America, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-five:

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Executive Order No. 17-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, do hereby create and constitute a Committee on Relief for Filipinos who are stranded in the United States on account of the war. The Committee shall composed of Honorable Ismael Mathay, Budget and Finance Commissioner, Chairman; Dr. Arturo B. Rotor, Secretary to the President; and Mr. Manuel A. Adeva, Chief, Nationals Division, Office of the Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States, members. The duties and functions of the Committee will be as f

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Executive Order No. 16-W (1944)

The Committee shall investigate and study the present organization and functions of the different offices of the Commonwealth Government now established in the United States and submit recommendations to the President concerning changes which are deemed necessary in order to effect economy and efficiency, including the transfer and allocation of functions, appropriations, property, and personnel from one department or office to another; the classification of positions and the fixing of the corre

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Executive Order No. 15-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and the Emergency Powers Law, do hereby organize and consolidate the Executive Department of the Commonwealth Government into five department, to wit: the Department of Finance; the Department of National of Defense and Communications; the Department of Information and Pulblic Relations; the Department of Justice, Labor and Welfare; and the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, which shall be under the direct

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Executive Order No. 14-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, by— virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby create a Currency Committee which shall confer with the representatives of the Department of the Interior, of State, of War, and of the Treasury of the United States Government with the view to remedying the monetary situation in the Philippines and to arrange for the printing of new Philippine Treasury Certificates and the immediate minting of subsidiary coins ready for use upon the landing of the liberating f

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Executive Order No. 13-W (1944)

(b) To purchase in behalf of the Philippine Government the supplies of food, medicine, clothing, and other necessities for the relief of the inhabitants of the Philippines, and make pertinent arrangements for transportation. All purchase contracts shall be made by the Philippine National Bank, New York Agency.

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Executive Order No. 12-W (1944)

the misery, sacrifices and starvation caused to the Filipino people by the enemy occupation of the Philippines demand that their government, to the full extent of resources, extend to them relief necessary to their sufferings and to provide for their elemental necessities of life as soon as access to them should be made possible by military operation;

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Executive Order No. 11-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and existing law, do hereby suspended the granting of such Geological Exploration and Petroleum Drilling Lease for another five years from May 3, 1944, or until the Congress of the Philippines shall have otherwise provide by law.

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Executive Order No. 10-W (1944)

President of the Philippines, do hereby increase the membership of the Post-War Planning Board created by Executive Order No, 7-W by the addition of the following members: Colonel Carlos P. Romulo, Secretary of Information and Public Relations, Dr. Arturo B. Rotor, Secretary to the President, and Col. Manuel Nieto, Aide-de-Camp to the President.

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Executive Order No. 1-W (1942)

——A monthly pension of $100 during the period of scholarship, for board, lodging and incidentals, shall be given each pensionado. Monthly pensions shall begin on date of leaving Manila and end on the date the pensionado arrives in Manila. Monthly pensions shall be paid at the end of each month in the United States by the Disbursing Agent, Philippine Revenues, Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior, Washington D.C.

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Executive Order No. 1 (1942)

General Douglas MacArthur, United States Army, was appointed Military Adviser to the Commonwealth of the Philippines, with the approval of the President of the United States, upon its inauguration in November, 1935. General MacArthur, assisted by the American Military Mission which he formed, devised original plans and methods to develop the national defense of the Philippines. The Military Mission was the instrument which enabled the Government of the Commonwealth to train and equip an army. Du

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